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Market Insight – What are the top 5 ESG aspects real estate investors prioritise?

27 July 2023
ESG is becoming increasingly critical across sectors and geographies in the global frenzy not to exceed the Paris Agreement threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. To this end, it is […]

Integrating climate risks and opportunities into commercial real estate ESG strategy

20 July 2023
The early summer temperatures in Texas are breaking records. An unbearable heat index of 125 was recorded in Corpus Christi. In Austin, the highest low temperature ever recorded for June […]

Unlocking the Power of ESG Data: Essential Strategies for Effective Management in the Built Environment Sector

15 June 2023
In today’s world, good data is at the foundation of any informed business decision. Whether looking at acquiring an asset, investing in a firm, or selecting a partner for a […]

Innovating to Excellent: A Landmark Certification for British Land

8 June 2023
Longevity Partners recently supported British Land in obtaining a landmark portfolio BREEAM In-Use certification, with all assets being awarded Very Good ratings or higher.  This is a significant achievement.  It […]

Drivers of Sustainable Policymaking: A Comparative Study

30 May 2023
Across the globe, multinational and state governments have implemented increasingly stringent sustainability policies. In Europe the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) sent companies scrambling to align with new sustainability […]

Sustainable Financing Opportunities in the Real Estate Market

22 May 2023
Climate change is inherently an economic problem, one caused by the unrelenting pace of the last two hundred years of economic expansion, largely made possible by access to cheap but […]

The Business Case for the Revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive  

9 May 2023
In recent months, the building sector has become the unexpected protagonist in the latest instalment of what is fast becoming an EU policy analyst’s favourite blockbuster: The Fit-for-55 Legislative Package. […]

On transparency in Responsible Investing, and Longevity Partners’ PRI Reporting Tool

13 April 2023
Transparency & UNPRI signatory reporting in 2023 Institutional investors increasingly recognize the importance of integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into their investment decision-making. To this end, the United […]

From Risk Management to Value Creation: Why Sustainable Due Diligence is critical

22 March 2023
2022 was transformational for real estate investment activities. New frameworks such as the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), SRI and the EU Taxonomy brought a new layer of complexity and […]

ESG Vendor Due-Diligence: How to prepare the disposal of an asset or portfolio

10 March 2023
ESG credentials have become a huge part of the process of screening investments, and in the current market dynamics we see that ESG is a tangible route for price negotiation. […]

BREEAM In-Use v6 Best Practice – CBRE IM Europa Shopping Centre

27 February 2023
With global temperatures on trajectory to increase more than 2 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, we are at a critical point in climate change mitigation1. Representing nearly […]

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